0 BMO Capital Markets - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 Truist Securities - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
+14 Targeting tier 1 banks is dumb 8 4y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+52 [FT] JPM HC (NY) vs PWP (NY) 41 3y
0 Perella Weinberg Partners - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
0 Perella Weinberg Partners - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
+42 PWP West Coast Offices 46 2y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
+45 IB is not for everyone 15 3y
0 Del 5 3y
+8 Will people ever know 1 4y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
+22 10 must have Items 14 4y
+255 Anon's tips to get crushed and survive 22 2y
+12 Deleted 3 3y
0 BNP Paribas - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
+17 Do headhunters go to IB Capital Markets groups? 11 4y
+303 I broke down crying tonight 68 4y
+11 SWE Intern -> Investment Banking. Possible? 6 4y
+36 Financial Accounting course for my son 12 4y
0 KeyBanc Capital Markets - Review - Generalist Data 4y
+19 Brigham Young University help! 11 3y
0 Texas Capital Bank - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Truist Securities - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
+2 Rich People Lie 1 4y
+9 The Different Types of Recessions 1 4y
+7 Who Decides There’s A Recession? 1 4y
+2 Did Inflation Go Up Or Down? 3 4y
+25 Backpack and watch recs? 17 4y
+396 CS FSG Low Return Rate? 97 4y
+14 Ducera Partners - Los Angeles Office Info 11 4y
0 William Blair - Interview - Technology Data 4y
+44 Deleted 14 3y
0 Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 4y
+3 What are the exit opportunities for this role? 5 3y
+2 Piper bonus 1 4y
+65 LA EB Offices 59 3y
+10 Rothschild Mar-A-Lago - Agent 0069 1 4y
+2 Applying to the same group where you didn’t get a return offer from? 5 4y
0 Jefferies & Company - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
0 Best strip clubs in nyc? 1 4y
+77 FRIDAY REMINDER! 6 4y
0 Do I need an MBA? 1 4y
0 Associate 1 - Not on Track Mid Year 1 4y
+9 Levfin->Project Finance ? What do I need to do? Main differences? 1 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
+9 1st year FT analyst applying to FT programs 2 4y
0 Nomura Holdings - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Nomura Holdings - Review - Healthcare Data 4y
0 Do LEAG tables help show a group’s “prestige” 1 4y
0 Nomura Holdings - Salary & Bonus - Healthcare Data 4y
0 Where do you go to the gym? 1 4y
+9 What is the stock market doing today so far? 1 4y
+12 2022 Summer Analyst Earnings 26 3y
+51 William Blair Reputation (Tech) 16 4y
0 Financial Technology Partners - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Financial Technology Partners - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 HSBC - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 William Blair - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4y
0 HSBC - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Leaving 2 year program early 4 3y
+23 FIG Associate who wants to break into metals and mining - how can I do it? 13 8mo
+2 Fill 3 3y
+20 Rothschild NYC Groups 15 3y
0 After networking phone call - Sending thank you note through email or text message? 1 4y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
+8 Spaces in Excel Formulas 18 4y
+22 Fairness Opinions/Valuations Exit Opps? 2 2y
+3 Greenhill Exits 2022 1 4y
+6 JPM industrial exit opps 2 4y
+3 Guggenheim IB Written Assessment 1 4y
+7 Difficulty Transitioning from EB to BB as a VP 5 4y
+16 Lateraled as Analyst 3 from industry but struggling. Need guidance 9 4y
+9 MBB or MM CB for PE 1 4y
0 Other - Interview - Energy Data 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
+82 Elite Boutique Consensus Associate Compensation 65 6mo
+3 Deutsche Bank Superday SA 23 3 4y
+12 Go for “top” groups or groups that interest me? 3 4y
+3 MS Valuation Risk Control 1 4y
+4 Capital One/Triple Tree 2 4y
+13 At what point in your career did you break through proverbial finish line? 5 4y
0 Nomura could become a BB 7 3y
+9 Have You Purchased a WSO Course in the past? Win a Seat to this Weekend's Financial Modeling Bootcamp ($997 Value) 3 4y
0 LionTree Advisors - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
+6 Piper Sandler IB vs Capital One Business Analyst 5 4y
+3 How many days in the office? 1 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
+19 PE Associate Salary still >> IB Associate Salary?? 20 3y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Nomura Holdings - Review - Equity Capital Markets Data 4y
0 Nomura Holdings - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 4y
0 Barclays - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
+9 Capital One: Finance Rotation vs Commercial Banking Rotation 1 3y
+9 Job vs. MSc in Finance 1 3y

Career Advancement Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.9%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

Total Avg Compensation

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (57) $264
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101
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